Press Release

Notice of Appointment of New Director

Polet To Win Holdings, Inc. (Head Office:Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo: President & CEO:Teppei Tachibana; Securities Code:3657), a global provider of Service Lifecycle Solutions Business, announces the following executive appointment made at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held on April 24, 2025 and the Board of Directors meeting held after the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, with the appointment of one new director.

In order to establish a governance structure that contributes to sustainable growth and medium- to long-term improvement of corporate value, we will increase the number of directors by one, and will have ten directors (including two outside directors) and four directors who are members of the Audit and Supervisory Committee (including four outside directors).

We will continue to strive for further business growth and a fair, transparent, and sound management structure to build a relationship of trust with our stakeholders so that we can meet their expectations.

Newly Appointed Director and Expected Role

Name
(Date of birth)

Career summary, and position and responsibility in the Company
(Significant concurrent positions outside the Company)

Kazuaki Shimura
(February 8, 1975)

Apr. 1995

Joined STUDIO CUE Co., Ltd.

Feb. 1996

Joined Ando Design Co., Ltd.

Apr. 2001

Joined PLAN OMEGA Co., Ltd.

Jan. 2003

Joined Pole To Win Co., Ltd. (currently, Pole To Win, Inc.)

Apr. 2009

Executive Officer

Feb. 2018

Director and Vice President of PITCREW CO., LTD.

Feb. 2020

Representative Director and President

Oct. 2021

Director of Pole To Win Co., Ltd.(currently, Pole To Win, Inc.)

Feb. 2022

Director and COO

Apr. 2024

Representative Director and COO (current position)


Mr. Kazuaki Shimura has served as Executive Officer of Pole To Win Inc. and President of PITCREW CO., LTD., and after the merger of Pole To Win Inc. and PITCREW CO., LTD., in February 2022, he served as Director of the merged Pole To Win Inc. In April 2024, he was appointed as Representative Director and COO of the company. He has been involved in the management of the two core Domestic Solutions companies and has made a significant contribution to the integration and subsequent growth. We welcome him as an outside director because he is expected to continue to play a leading role in the Domestic Solutions business.

New Executive Structure

Name

New job title

Former job title

Tamiyoshi Tachibana ​

Chairman and Representative Director

Chairman and Representative Director

Teppei Tachibana​

President and CEO

President and CEO

Tetsuji Tsuda​

Director

Director

Joji Yamauchi​

Director CFO

Director CFO

Kazuaki Shimura

Director

-

Kozo Matsumoto​

Director

Director

Mitsutaka Motoshige​

Director

Director

Deborah Kirkham​

Director

Director

Toshimitsu Tsutsui​

Outside Director

Outside Director

Mutsumi Kobayashi​

Outside Director

Outside Director

Hisaaki Shirai​

Outside Director,
Audit and Supervisory Committee Member

Outside Director,
Audit and Supervisory Committee Member

Hideaki Okamoto​

Outside Director,
Audit and Supervisory Committee Member

Outside Director,
Audit and Supervisory Committee Member

Akihiko Miyata​

Outside Director,
Audit and Supervisory Committee Member

Outside Director,
Audit and Supervisory Committee Member

Natsuko Shimizu​

Outside Director,
Audit and Supervisory Committee Member

Outside Director,
Audit and Supervisory Committee Member

Pole To Win Holdings, Inc.

Pole To Win Holdings, Inc. is a holding company that provides global service and lifecycle solutions. Through its group companies, it offers Domestic Solutions for various markets, including the gaming market (testing, customer support, localization, overseas expansion support), the tech market (third-party software verification, environment setup, server monitoring, data center operations), and the e-commerce market (monitoring, customer support). Internationally, the company provides Overseas Solutions such as game testing, localization, voice recording, customer support, and product development support. Additionally, it offers Media Contents services such as graphic development, game publishing, anime production, marketing support, and the production of barrier-free subtitles and audio guides.

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<Contact for Media Inquiries>

Pole To Win Holdings, Inc. (Public Relations Department)

e-mail: phd-press@ptw.inc